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Sunday, April 28, 2024
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Global Pulse: The lessons being ignored from the Egypt terror strike

While London experienced mass hysteria over a false terrorist attack, Egypt witnessed one of the worst episodes of terror in recent history, showing the increasing role of terror in our lives — and the heartbreaking familiarity with which we respond to it.

The noose does not tighten around Dawood Ibrahim, but Pakistan

A former Delhi Police commissioner recalls his reconnaissance visit to a plush London neighborhood to survey a villa owned by Dawood Ibrahim.

GLOBAL PULSE: Fraying tolerance in London, facetime with Trump and how propaganda is spread on social media

Is London's tolerance fraying?  It may be perceived as a city with great tolerance for communities from across the world, but after multiple terror attacks...

GLOBAL PULSE: Van attack in London, Pakistani army’s plan to move to Islamabad and Europe’s renewal

The Finsbury Park Mosque — located in a vibrant, multicultural area of north London — was once closely associated with extremism.

GLOBAL PULSE: Why Qatar’s isolation is boosting oil prices, should we believe Trump’s tweets and did Russia hack US voting machines?

WHY QATAR'S ISOLATION IS CAUSING OIL PRICES TO RISE Qatar has been targeted multiple times in the past for its ties with Iran but never to this extent.

On Camera

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Asia’s growth outlook remains positive despite external uncertainties, says ADB

The Asian Development Outlook 2024 report suggests that policymakers in the region should monitor a number of risks. These include escalating conflicts and geopolitical tensions.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.